What Is Sleep Apnoea?
Sleep apnoea is a sleep disorder which causes sufferers' airway muscles to relax whilst they are sleeping. Unfortunately, the muscles relax to the point where the airways collapses, causing frequent, short pauses in breathing. The disorder is commonly associated with people who snore, although not all snorers have sleep apnoea.
The pauses in breathing mean that sufferers' sleep is disturbed and interrupted and is therefore of poor quality. Unfortunately, the disorder very often goes undiagnosed, with many sufferers going years or decades before they are treated. These sufferers tend to become accustomed to the tiredness, lack of co-ordination and irritability they feel during the daytime because their sleep is being interrupted at night. Diagnosis must be made after a sleep study, but before a patient is asked to take part in a sleep study, a loved one often recognises a problem, or a doctor becomes suspicious that symptoms presented suggest interrupted sleep.
The pauses in breathing mean that sufferers' sleep is disturbed and interrupted and is therefore of poor quality. Unfortunately, the disorder very often goes undiagnosed, with many sufferers going years or decades before they are treated. These sufferers tend to become accustomed to the tiredness, lack of co-ordination and irritability they feel during the daytime because their sleep is being interrupted at night. Diagnosis must be made after a sleep study, but before a patient is asked to take part in a sleep study, a loved one often recognises a problem, or a doctor becomes suspicious that symptoms presented suggest interrupted sleep.
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